Caitlin Jenner, the transgender woman formerly known as Bruce Jenner, will deliver a speech at a pro-Israel gala in March, praising Israel’s human rights record and specifically its tolerance toward transgender individuals.

Jenner is to receive the “Champion of Israel and LGBTQ Rights Award” at the annual awards dinner of the World Values Network, a non-profit organization run by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.

(Rabbi Boteach is a Breitbart News contributor.)

In a statement, the World Values Network said:

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach added: “Israel is a bastion of global human rights, the fact which we will be celebrating on this Israel’s 70th anniversary.